Service difficulty report · Motor · Piper PA31350

Difficulty date
July 5, 2005
Submitted
August 3, 2005
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Piper PA31350
Aircraft time
9,881 hours
Engine
Lyc TIO540J2BD
Part
Motor
Part number
475213
Condition
Burned
Location
E/E Bay Fan
Part time
10,764 hours
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

(CAN) DURING THE CLIMB, POWER WAS REDUCED AND AN ODOR WAS DETECTED RESEMBLING BURNING ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS. ALL ELECTRICAL WAS SHUT OFF AND ODOR DISAPPEARED, THE PILOT IMMEDIATELY RETURNED TO THE RUNWAY. THE WEATHER WAS DAY VFR. NO AD'S OR SERVICE BULLETINS WERE APPLICABLE TO THIS COMPONENT. THE ONLY WAY TO AVOID THIS RE-OCCURRENCE IS TO PLACE A LIFE LIMIT ON THIS COMPONENT.

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